Tag: Africa

Angama Mara, the award-winning safari lodge overlooking Kenya’s Maasai Mara, has announced the launch of a new on-site photographic studio. Access to the studio is included for all guests of Angama Mara, providing a creative hub for content creation, teaching and sharing. The Studio will host multiple photographic tutorials and editing sessions with Angama Mara’s on-site wildlife photographer to teach…

Natural Selection has officially opened their first properties in Namibia. Both opened in June 2018, Shipwreck Lodge and Hoanib Valley Camp are situated in the rugged and remote northwest region of the country. Combining the two camps offers safari goers an in-depth experience in one of the most startling landscapes on the continent, far from the normal tourist track. Designed…

With news of Prince Harry and Megan Markle’s honeymoon destination of choice, Namibia is marking the arrival with three new lodges – Sossus Under Canvas, Shipwreck Lodge, and Hoanib Valley Camp – each bringing a very different offering to the tourism scene in the Namib Desert, the Skeleton Coast and Kaokoland. Timbuktu Travel, the revolutionary safari company that aims to…

Lindblad Expeditions has announced its return to Egypt with a remarkable 13-day journey, Passage Through Egypt. The epic adventure combines explorations of Cairo and stays at the exclusive Nile Ritz-Carlton and the historic Mena House, with a six-night cruise on the Nile aboard the elegant and intimately-sized, 42-guest Oberoi Philae. From a visit to the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, to…

New statistics out this month from the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) prove that tourism in Africa is reaching new heights! Africa showed 9 percent growth in tourism arrivals in 2017 compared to 2016, a larger increase than any other region in the world. 2018 looks even more promising for Africa. Tourism is bound to grow even further as…

Frontiers International Travel is offering a 15-day train journey between Cape Town and Dar es Salaam (or vice versa) aboard “The Pride of Africa,” the most luxurious train in the world operated by Rovos Rail. Guests will recapture the romance of a bygone era by stepping aboard the wood-paneled coaches and enjoying fine cuisine in five-star luxury as they travel…

Ultra luxury experts One&Only are launching two ‘One&Only Nature resorts’ in Rwanda, the One&Only Nyungwe House and One&Only Gorilla’s Nest. One&Only Gorilla’s Nest will be incredibly positioned on the foothills of the Virunga Volcano range and guests will be able to discover the magical habitat of Mountain Gorillas, a rare adventure. Rwanda is one of only three countries in the…

Royal African Safaris announces a very special safari in Zambia’s renowned South Luangwa National Park. Based at the award-winning Mfuwe Lodge; this unique wildlife experience will be hosted by a team of some of Africa’s most renowned guides, naturalists and photographers. Guests will join TV presenter, author and photographer, Jonathan Scott and Michael Lorentz, safari guide and naturalist, along with…